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Yokohama Minatomirai Railway

Yokohama Minatomirai Railway
Yokohama Minatomirai Railway headquarters at Motomachi-Chukagai Station
ParentShareholders:
Yokohama City (63.48%)
Kanagawa Prefecture (8.87%)
Tokyu Corporation (4.44%)
Mitsubishi Estate (3.73%)
Government of Japan through DBJ (1.97%)
Keikyu (1.66%)
Urban Renaissance Agency (1.28%)
Bank of Yokohama (1.17%)
Sotetsu (1.02%)
MUFG Bank (1%)
Founded29 March 1989
HeadquartersNaka-ku, Yokohama
LocaleYokohama
Service typeRapid Transit
Websitewww.mm21railway.co.jp

The Yokohama Minatomirai Railway (横浜高速鉄道, Yokohama Kōsoku Tetsudō, lit. "Yokohama Rapid Railway") is a third-sector railway company funded by the city of Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, and Tokyu Corporation.[1]

The company oversees the Minatomirai Line and the Kodomonokuni Line. Train crews and operations are contracted out to Tokyu Corporation.

History

The company was founded on 29 March 1989, and on 19 April 1990, received government approval to operate the Minatomirai Line.[1] On 1 August 1997, the company acquired the Kodomonokuni Line.[1] The Minatomirai Line opened on 1 February 2004.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 71. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
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